Scientists poring over a sample brought back from the asteroid Bennu have detected amino acids and complex mineral compounds, ...

NASA OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return team has revealed exciting evidence of the precursors of life in the pieces of space ...

NASA's latest asteroid sample from Bennu reveals amino acids and nucleobases, essential for life, sparking questions about ...

And, tantalizingly, “[a]ncient codes might also have used noncanonical amino acids.” These could have emerged around the alkaline hydrothermal vents that are believed to play a key role in how ...